Today was Schmootzie's third day home.  We see him getting more relaxed with each passing day.  He certainly seems house broken.  He had 2 accidents in the house at the same time each day.  we took him out to the yard at that time today, and he emptied out there.  No problem with accidents tonight.

Stanley's presence seems to excite him more than mine.  He tries to jump up on each of us, but when i tell him down, or otherwise convey that I am not going to play with him, he quiets down.  Stanley seems to excite him.  He throws a ball to distract him, and Schmootzie excitedly brings it back.  He uses his hand to push Scmootzie off him, and his hand becomes a toy the dog is ready to play with.

(Just now I saw Schmootzie  walk into his crate all by himself!  That's progress.)  But he's also learned how to shed his e-collar and get at his surgery site--that's a problem.  By the way, I spoke too soon about housetraining.  So much for that.

He is definitely quieter.

I have tried threading his collar thru the e-collar and we'll see if that works.  Tonight Stan had a heart arrythmia tonight, and that has certainly put a damper on my mood.  Schmootzie has curled up on the floor for now, so I'll just relax in the chair for a whilw.  More later on this week.